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Mount Zhao 昭山Zhāo Shān
4A scenic area · Xiangtan, Hunan
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xiangtan
- Region
- Hunan
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Mount Zhao
A 185 m hill on the east bank of the Xiang River at the Xiangtan–Changsha border, whose misty views after rain were painted by Mi Fu as 'Mountain Market in Clearing Mist', one of the classic Eight Views of Xiaoxiang; legend says King Zhao of Zhou drowned in the pool below. Zhaoshan Temple, first built in the Tang, stands on the summit with wide views of the river, Guanyin Temple lies at the foot, and a Qing granite path about 13 km long crosses the front and back hills.
How to get to Mount Zhao
At Yijiawan in Yuetang District, about 15 km north of central Xiangtan and 5 km from Zhaoshan station on the Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan intercity railway.
Nearby
- Hunan Museum 湖南省博物馆 30 km
A Han marchioness, her silk banner and a gauze robe as thin as air
Also within 20 km: Zhaoshan City Seaside Water Park 昭山城市海景水上乐园 (under 10 km), Changsha Ecological Zoo 长沙生态动物园 (under 10 km), Shiyan Lake 石燕湖 (under 10 km), Panlong Grand View Garden 盘龙大观园 (10 km), Hunan Botanical Garden 湖南省植物园 (10 km), Huayi Brothers Movie Town (Changsha) 华谊兄弟电影小镇 (20 km).
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